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title: "Area code 952: Minnesota, United States"
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summary: "Area code 952 serves Minnesota, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Minnesota."
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# Area code 952: Minnesota, United States

Area code 952 serves Minnesota, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Minnesota.

NANPA lists 339 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 952, held by 32 holders across 3 rate centers.
The largest rate center is TWINCITIES, with 328 prefixes (97%).
Qwest holds the most prefixes, 155 (46%). 53% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 1,224 complaints on file for 1,014 numbers in 952, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 2000-02-27
- Time zone: Central (C)
- Prefixes in use: 339
- Pooled prefixes: 180 (53%)
- Rate centers: 3
- Companies holding prefixes: 32
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-29 to 2025-12-08 (74 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 4

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWINCITIES | 328 | 97% |
| NORWOOD | 8 | 2% |
| NEW PRAGUE | 3 | <1% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Qwest | 155 | 46% |
| Onvoy | 23 | 7% |
| Aerial Communications | 18 | 5% |
| Frontier Communications Of Minnesota | 17 | 5% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services | 17 | 5% |
| Level 3 Communications | 15 | 4% |
| 26 other carriers | 94 | 28% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1947-01-01: Area code 612, named as the parent of 952 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 2000-02-27: Area code 952 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 952, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 763 (about 50 miles), 507 (about 53 miles), 651 (about 56 miles), 320 (about 71 miles) and 715 (about 154 miles).

## ZIP codes

4 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Norwood, MN (3 ZIP codes) and New Prague, MN (1 ZIP code). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

1,224 complaints for 1,014 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 67
- 2024: 42
- 2025: 49

## Questions

### Where is area code 952?

NANPA assigns area code 952 to Minnesota, United States.

### In which state does area code 952 sit?

Minnesota. 952 is one of 8 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 952 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 952 are Norwood, MN and New Prague, MN. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 952?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 952, Qwest holds the most prefixes, 155 prefixes or 46%.

### Which time zone does 952 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 952 as Central (C).

### What year did 952 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 2000-02-27, so 952 has been in use since 2000.

### Does area code 952 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 952.

### Which area codes are nearest to 952?

The area codes closest to 952, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 763 (about 50 miles), 507 (about 53 miles), 651 (about 56 miles), 320 (about 71 miles) and 715 (about 154 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 952 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 339 prefixes in service in 952, spread over 3 rate centers and 32 holders.

### Are there complaints about 952 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 1,224 complaints for 1,014 numbers in 952. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).